Question

What are the two instances which made the narrator shocked when she came to the address?

Answer 1

She was shocked to see her mother's green knitted cardigan and her cutlery and antiques plates in Mrs. Drolling's house.

Explanation:

• This question refers to the after-war situation.
• When the narrator came back to his town she saw that his mother was dead.
• Then she went to the address of Mrs drilling house where she has left all her belongings.
• But she was shocked when Mrs.drolling refused to recognize her.
• She not only stole her mothers green cardigan but everything once belonged to her mother e.g silver cutlery, large vases, and antique plates.